I’m not one
to speak much
about getting old
to recite the aches
and pains,
tiredness and slowing
And I guess I got that
from my parents
who still act youthful
never really talking about getting old
and how things don’t work
like they used to
It’s refreshing
and it’s good to be around
elders like that
For getting older
may be tough physically
but what beauty awaits the young!
God tells us
that the longer we walk with Him,
the more rooted we become
The more we take in Him
and His Words,
the more we flourish and grow
What a profound truth!
As we get weaker,
as we bow lower,
we can be stronger
than ever before
Strengthened inwardly
standing taller
grounding deeper
in Truth
Bearing more
and more
and more
fruit
the longer we live
And not focusing
on what is feeble
but on what is strong
and that is
our character
our hope
our perseverance
our relationship with Jesus
who walks with us
And the older we get
the wiser we get
and the closer we get
to eternity’s home
Our graduation
to bliss
and God-awareness
and pure light
Forever
So the temporary aches
and temporary slowing
is just that
temporary
But what is growing
and flourishing
inside
is Forever
Don’t listen to the world
about aging,
Listen to God
– Susie Stewart
But the godly will flourish like palm trees
and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.
For they are transplanted to the Lord’s own house.
They flourish in the courts of our God.
Even in old age they will still produce fruit;
they will remain vital and green.
They will declare, “The Lord is just!
He is my rock!
There is no evil in Him!”
Psalm 92:12-15 (NLT)
That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.
– 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NLT)
The glory of young men is their [physical] strength, And the honor of aged men is their gray head [representing wisdom and experience].
– Proverbs 20:29 (AMP)
The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory; It is found in the way of righteousness.
– Proverbs 16:31 (AMP)
Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old.
– Job 12:12 (NLT)
Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made. Our times are in His hand who saith, ‘A whole I planned, youth shows but half; Trust God: See all, nor be afraid!
– Robert Browning
Photos by Susie & Arik Stewart
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